Digital Camera Bracketing Sequence Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of digital cameras face inefficiencies in capturing multiple images with varying settings, as current methods require manual adjustment of settings between each shot, leading to a tedious process and the need for dedicated bracketing applications with complex GUIs.
Innovation Solution
A digital camera apparatus with a processor and memory that allows users to manually define and store a sequence of camera settings, enabling the capture of a bracketing sequence of images without the need for a dedicated application, through an intuitive user interface that facilitates input and adjustment of capture parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users manually adjust camera settings between each shot to capture multiple images with varying settings, then the flexibility and control over capture parameters are improved, but the time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to pre-configure multiple camera settings (exposure, focus, white balance, zoom) in advance and store them as a bracketing sequence. When the bracketing function is activated, the camera automatically executes the pre-defined sequence without requiring manual intervention between shots, thus eliminating time delays while maintaining full flexibility over capture parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system performs automatic setting changes between bracketed shots based on the pre-configured sequence. The camera serves itself by automatically adjusting exposure, focus, white balance, and zoom settings according to the stored bracketing parameters without requiring continuous user input, thereby reducing operational complexity and time consumption.
2Productivity
If users employ a dedicated bracketing application to capture multiple shots with predefined settings, then the capture process becomes more automated and efficient, but the device complexity and learning curve increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bracketing functionality is integrated directly into the camera's core operation rather than requiring a separate dedicated application. The same camera interface and controls used for normal photography are employed for bracketed shooting, allowing the camera to serve multiple functions (standard capture, bracketed capture, manual adjustment) through a unified interface, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining high capture efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users capture several independent images with manual setting adjustments, then the ability to obtain diverse image variations is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to repetitive manual input
Solution Approach 1:
Users configure the desired bracketing sequence once in advance, specifying multiple sets of capture parameters (exposure compensation values, focus distances, white balance temperatures, zoom levels). This pre-configuration is stored and automatically executed, eliminating the need for repetitive manual adjustments while preserving the ability to obtain diverse image variations according to the pre-planned sequence.
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AI summary
An apparatus and a method for capturing a bracketing sequence of digital image frames. An apparatus includes a digital camera and at least one memory including camera settings. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to control operation of the digital camera together with the camera settings. The apparatus further includes a user interface for at least one of inputting and adjusting the camera settings. The user interface enables user to manually define an image capture sequence including a first camera setting input and a second camera setting input. The processor is configured to store the image capture sequence in the at least one memory, and to control the digital camera to capture a bracketing sequence of digital image frames using the first camera setting input and the second camera setting input.